How many days per year do you boat?

[soggy_feet]

Re: How many days per year do you boat?

Im one of those houseboat guys. I have no permanent address and just rent rooms in the months I'm off the boat.
Its a long season for me, considering the region (New England).

This year was a late start because of the hull work I was doing, but I try to be on the water in April/May, and usually haul out in the beginning of November. This was primarily because I had no heat on the boat.
Installing a furnace this summer, contemplating leaving the boat in the water and buying bubblers in the near future.

 

[partskenn]

Re: How many days per year do you boat?

Every weekend between mid May, and late September. Probably works out to 25 or 30 per year. Hard to get anyone out before mid May, for some reason they don't enjoy boating in the snow.

 

[bekosh]

Re: How many days per year do you boat?

Since we moved up to the Cruisers and started keeping her in the slip, it's every weekend, Friday to Sunday, or more, from mid-April to the end of October, rain or shine. I have heat, AC and full camper canvas so the weather doesn't matter anymore. I'm perfectly happy sitting on board with the canvas buttoned up watching it rain, snow, sleet, hail.....

Here was my view the afternoon of July 2nd. After this the storm started to get pretty bad.

 

[catfish58]

Re: How many days per year do you boat?

I try to go at least once a week between Feb and Nov. Usually 6 to 8 hours at a time. Some weeks I can sneek in an extra trip. Catfishing can be pretty good in the winter near the warm water discharge of Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. I call those fish 'Glow Fish'. lol

 

[countryboy26047]

Re: How many days per year do you boat?

I have heat, AC and full camper canvas so the weather doesn't matter anymore. I'm perfectly happy sitting on board with the canvas buttoned up watching it rain, snow, sleet, hail.....

Here was my view the afternoon of July 2nd. After this the storm started to get pretty bad.

Hey, be very grateful for that camper canvas!! a few weeks ago, me and a buddy took my 16' tri-hull out on the river.. weather had been calling for rain & storms all day, but there literally was not a cloud in the sky all day, and by 5pm, I said screw it let's go... We trolled till about 7:30, then went to one of my more favorable spots and dropped anchor to try some bottom fishing.. We had only been anchored for about 10 minutes when we noticed the sky turning pitch black over the horizon..

Now, seeing as to I knew even at WOT it would take us around 17 minutes to get to the launch, and also knew by the cloud movement, the storm would be on us within 10 minutes.. I decided since we was anchored only about 10-15' from shore, we was better to stick it out there.... In the middle of the storm, I looked through my windshield, and no exaggeration, could not see the end of my bow... After it was over, there was about 4-6" standing water in my boat and the bilge pump cranking it out... this was the result of a total of about 12 minutes of rain....

After the fact, that evening watching the news, found out that the storm that we braved had measured wind speeds upwards of 60mph...... There was a few times that I looked out the side window and the river was only about 4-6" away from the glass, and my boat rides pretty high out of the water for a trihull..... All this, and I have NO sort of canvas/cover for my boat.. lol

Sorry for hijacking the thread, but that video made me want to share that story. We now return you to the previously scheduled program..